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November 11, 1944 Mission to the Ponte Tidone Railroad Bridge




Squadron War Diary
340th HQ Diary Cittadella rail by-pass was attacked today with some success, and the rail bridges at Piazzola and Pontetidone were hard hit.
486th Not assigned to this mission.
487th Eighteen bombers of the Squadron took off at 11:13 hours this morning to attack Pontetidone railroad bridge in Northern Italy. The formation placed a very concentrated pattern covering the west central portion knocking the bridge out with large craters observed. Direct hits were also scored on a highway bridge just south of the given target. Enemy opposition was nil and all planes returned safely to the base.
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